Hull have suffered an injury blow with news that forward Shaun Maloney faces three weeks on the sidelines.

The Scotland international picked up an ankle problem in training on Monday and has been ruled out of Tuesday night’s FA Cup fifth-round replay with Arsenal and several games of the Tigers’ Sky Bet Championship promotion push.

Hull said in a statement: “Maloney damaged his ankle and, although the injury isn’t too serious, the Scottish international is expected to be out of action for around three weeks.”